Saturday, March 26, 2011

This was our first official family vacation as a family of 4. It was kind of a last minute trip but everything worked out pretty good. We knew going over Spring Break was going to be crazy but it was the only time our friends Doug & Dixie could go since he is a teacher & baseball coach. So, we got busy booking hotel rooms, condo, etc. We also knew that taking 5 kids under the age of 4 is just plain crazy but we were determined to make the best of everything. On our first day, we met D & D in Allen, TX at the outlet mall, shopped for a couple hours then got to San Antonio that night. Hit Sea World the next day & then drove to our condo in Port Aransas, which is just past Corpus Cristi. We spent 3 nights in the condo, enjoyed the beach everyday, boogie boarded in the ocean, lounged on the balcony in the mornings, enjoyed letting the kids play together all day, watched movies, played Yahtzee, didn't leave the condo for any meals, boys played shuffleboard, & really just enjoyed ourselves! We left the condo, hit the outlet malls in San Marcos, spent the night in Waco & then got home the next day. All the kids did awesome on the car rides, sleeping at night, etc. They were so perfect the whole trip! Overall, it was a great family vacation with great friends & hopefully there will be many more trips together.Our boardwalk down to the beach....about a 5 minute walk.

The view from our balcony......

One of my favorite pics from the trip....he was so proud of himself!

Just getting to Sea World & ready to see everything...

Looking at the SHARKS!

Me & my babies with the flamingos....

Waiting to see SHAMU!

My favorite part of Sea World...

Ready for the splash park at Sea World......awkward photo?! They will love this pic in 20 years!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

We took Jaylen to the Thunder game last night. She had been asking Gavan if she could go with him to several of the last games so she finally got her chance! She was so cute yelling 'De-Fense' with the crowd, saying 'Thunder Up!' & got really excited when she got some thunder sticks! It was a fun night for the 3 of us. Rosson was home with our babysitter Lauren having a great time & got to go to bed on time......Jaylen, on the other hand, was asleep about 8 minutes after we got in the car.

Just soaking up everything going on!

Gavan brought her a Rumble bison.....personally, I think he's a bit scary looking.

Rumble came to our section & she seemed excited to see him up close....

I've been happily married to Gavan for 8 years. We have 2 kiddos named Jaylen & Rosson with another baby due in May 2012. I am a full time mommy and am loving every minute of it. We live for the Lord each day and can't thank Him enough for all the blessings He has given us.